Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 7 Mar 1999 12:58:25 +1100 | From | Richard Gooch <> | Subject | Re: Parition Slices |
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Adam Sulmicki writes: > Richard Gooch writes: > -> > ->When this was discussed a year ago, it was my understanding that > ->multiple BSD slices (for example) could fit into a partition (be it > ->primary or logical). Is this not the case? > -> > ->If not, what is the complete story with partitioning, slicing and all > ->the rest? At which levels can things be subdivided? > > [someone who knows more than me, may want add there their story] > > Yes, as far as I know "slices" can be both primary (dos > incompatibile) or be "fit" into a dos partition.
Ouch. All right, I suppose there is a case to be made for coming up with a comprehensive partition/slice naming scheme. The partition scanning code is going to have to be modified.
I'll welcome anyone who wants to step forward and tackle this monster.
> What I'm trying to do is try to make Linux as flexible as possible. > After all large part of success was that it was taking what's best > and was embracing and extending it. It would not fuss like BSD that > it is non-unix and "not want it".
Cough. Same has been said about devfs: it's "not Unix". OTOH, FreeBSD seems to have come to terms with it.
Regards,
Richard....
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